Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Ghana
Ghana: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita was 99.61 SDR per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Ghana, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 99.61 SDR per person for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 24.6% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Ghana peaked at 217.89 SDR per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.33 SDR per person, in 1971.
Ghana ranks 155th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Ghana, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.92 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 21.77 SDR per person | -45.5% |
| 1962 | 21.75 SDR per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 16.25 SDR per person | -25.3% |
| 1964 | 15.95 SDR per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 16.81 SDR per person | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 13.76 SDR per person | -18.1% |
| 1967 | 10 SDR per person | -27.3% |
| 1968 | 11.44 SDR per person | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 8.27 SDR per person | -27.8% |
| 1970 | 4.77 SDR per person | -42.3% |
| 1971 | 4.33 SDR per person | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 10.15 SDR per person | +134.7% |
| 1973 | 16.56 SDR per person | +63.1% |
| 1974 | 8.28 SDR per person | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 12.21 SDR per person | +47.5% |
| 1976 | 9.2 SDR per person | -24.6% |
| 1977 | 13.7 SDR per person | +48.8% |
| 1978 | 22.29 SDR per person | +62.7% |
| 1979 | 26.26 SDR per person | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 21.64 SDR per person | -17.6% |
| 1981 | 18.78 SDR per person | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 22.54 SDR per person | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 21.35 SDR per person | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 33.36 SDR per person | +56.2% |
| 1985 | 36.79 SDR per person | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 36.53 SDR per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 16.36 SDR per person | -55.2% |
| 1988 | 15.76 SDR per person | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 22.1 SDR per person | +40.3% |
| 1990 | 14.12 SDR per person | -36.1% |
| 1991 | 28.53 SDR per person | +102.0% |
| 1992 | 18.49 SDR per person | -35.2% |
| 1993 | 22.69 SDR per person | +22.7% |
| 1994 | 27.78 SDR per person | +22.5% |
| 1995 | 31.08 SDR per person | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 36.32 SDR per person | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 25.1 SDR per person | -30.9% |
| 1998 | 17.36 SDR per person | -30.8% |
| 1999 | 20.35 SDR per person | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 12.07 SDR per person | -40.7% |
| 2001 | 14.83 SDR per person | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 22.57 SDR per person | +52.2% |
| 2003 | 46.45 SDR per person | +105.8% |
| 2004 | 51.52 SDR per person | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 59.12 SDR per person | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 65.46 SDR per person | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 59.38 SDR per person | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 53.93 SDR per person | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 94.72 SDR per person | +75.6% |
| 2010 | 131.48 SDR per person | +38.8% |
| 2011 | 147.61 SDR per person | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 142.01 SDR per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 132.49 SDR per person | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 136.95 SDR per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 144.41 SDR per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 148.66 SDR per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 164.15 SDR per person | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 147.73 SDR per person | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 174.97 SDR per person | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 171.67 SDR per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 217.89 SDR per person | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 117.99 SDR per person | -45.8% |
| 2023 | 79.94 SDR per person | -32.2% |
| 2024 | 99.61 SDR per person | +24.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.59 SDR per person | 8.27 SDR per person | 39.92 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.78 SDR per person | 4.33 SDR per person | 26.26 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.52 SDR per person | 15.76 SDR per person | 36.79 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.18 SDR per person | 14.12 SDR per person | 36.32 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.01 SDR per person | 12.07 SDR per person | 94.72 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.05 SDR per person | 131.48 SDR per person | 174.97 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 137.42 SDR per person | 79.94 SDR per person | 217.89 SDR per person | 5 |
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- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 13.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 53.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.04 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 96.88 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 51.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 99.61 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 26.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 61.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Ghana?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Ghana was 99.61 SDR per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 217.89 SDR per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.33 SDR per person in 1971.
- How does Ghana rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 155th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.